Michael Wycoff was an American R&B singer. Wycoff attended Wilmington Jr High and Phineas Banning High Schools in Wilmington, CA. Wycoff played keyboards and sang in the school's talent shows solo where his fan base was born as he was always a top performing act.

Wycoff sang backup on Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

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's album Songs in the Key of Life

Songs in the Key of Life

Songs in the Key of Life is the 13th album by American recording artist Stevie Wonder, released September 28, 1976, on Motown Records. It was the culmination of his "classic period" albums. An ambitious double LP with a 4-song bonus EP, Songs in the Key of Life became among the best-selling and...

. He signed a solo contract with RCA

RCA

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 and released three albums between 1981 and 1983, scoring a few hit single

Hit single

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s on the U.S. R&B charts. His second album, Love Conquers All, included the song, Looking Up To You, that was sampled by the 1990s R&B group Zhané

Zhane

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 on their hit song, Hey Mr. D.J.

Hey Mr. D.J.

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 in 1993.

Unfortunately, like many artists of the 1980s, Wycoff succumbed to addiction to drugs and alcohol. His addiction ultimately caused him the loss of his career, his home and his family, and Wycoff ended up homeless. At the bottom, he found his way back through his faith, beating his habit and ultimately becoming Minister of Music at several Los Angeles area churches.

Discography

• Come to My World (RCA Records
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  , 1980)
• Love Conquers All
  Love Conquers All (album)
  Love Conquers All is the second album by Los Angeles, California soul singers Michael Wycoff.-Track listing:#Still Got the Magic - 5:49#Looking Up to You - Love Conquers All is the second album by Los Angeles, California soul singers Michael Wycoff.-Track listing:#Still Got the Magic (Sweet...
  
  (RCA, 1982) U.S. R&B #54
• On the Line
  On the Line (Michael Wycoff album)
  On The Line is the third and final album by Los Angeles, California soul singers Michael Wycoff.-Track listing:#On the Line - 5:50#There's No Easy Way - 4:11#You've Got It Coming - 3:50...
  
  (RCA, 1983) U.S. R&B #54

Charting Singles

• "Feel My Love" (1980) U.S. Black Singles #43
• "One Alone" (1981) U.S. Black Singles #52
• "Tell Me Love" (1983) U.S. Black Singles #23, U.S. Club Play #23
• "There's No Easy Way" (1983) U.S. Black Singles #83